"Even before the Tour, winning the Dauphiné was my biggest result at that point and to go on and do what happened in the Tour was insane really. But this is a nice way to cap it all off."

Thomas is also in the running for the British Sports Personality of the Year award, which will be announced at a ceremony in Birmingham on December 16.

Most bookmakers have him down as the favourite or second favourite behind England football captain Harry Kane. If successful, Thomas would become the fifth cyclist to win the award, after Tom Simpson in 1965, Chris Hoy in 2008, Mark Cavendish in 2011, and Bradley Wiggins in 2012.

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